Hayashio

The Hayashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that was launched by the Uraga Dock Company on 19 April 1939. The Hayashio escorted the aircraft carrier Ryujo during the Battle of the Philippines in December 1941 before taking part in the 1942 invasion of the Dutch East Indies. Hayashio later took part in the fighting for the Solomon Islands, and she served as a flagship of troop convoy escorts as a part of the "Tokyo Express". On 24 November 1942, Hayashio was sunk in a US Air Force attack while en route to Lae, New Guinea.